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KING CITY — Winning their last game of the season had a little more meaning for the King City High boys’ soccer team this season. The Mustangs won the California Interscholastic Federation Northern Regional Championships by a 2-0 score against the Archie Williams Peregrine Falcons...

KING CITY — James Hunt has been appointed as King City’s new police chief, announced City Manager Steve Adams on Tuesday. Hunt has been serving in the City’s interim chief role since late last December, filling in after the departure of previous Chief of Police...

SALINAS VALLEY — Taylor Farms has awarded more than $650,000 in scholarships through its enhanced annual scholarship program this year. Students are awarded in three distinct categories: the Extraordinary Scholarship, the Innovative Scholarship and the Employee Scholarship. A total of 38 new scholarships have been...

KING CITY — Hard work is paying off for the King City Mustangs baseball team as they opened Cypress Divisional play with two wins against the Pajaro Valley Grizzlies. In road and home games, the Mustangs scored 34 combined runs while limiting the Grizzles to...

KING CITY — King City Police Department responded to a report of a welfare check on a woman who left her family’s residence after threatening to harm her two small children and herself on Dec. 21 at about 11:17 a.m. Through the investigation it was...

KING CITY — King City High boys basketball team won two games last week in the Cypress Division against Seaside (51-36) and Pacific Collegiate (44-23). Johell Carrillo led the Mustangs with 20 points and 17 rebounds. Fernando Camacho added 13 points and four rebounds, and...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) has released its 2024 Annual Report, highlighting a record-setting year of philanthropic impact. The report, “Grow.Grant.Lead.,” reflects a remarkable year of generosity, collaboration and community leadership, with $44.4 million granted through 3,091 grants—the highest in CFMC’s...

As a new year begins, the staff at King City Rustler compiled a few of the top stories that defined the South Monterey County community over the past year. Here’s a brief look at the Year In Review for 2023: JANUARY 2023 Storms cause havoc Severe winter...

KING CITY — Every holiday season there is an uptick in the number of thefts, residential and vehicle burglaries and robberies — this year is no different. “We are already seeing a rise in the number of reported thefts in the City and are sure...

KING CITY — King City High School swim team’s season-ending awards night, held earlier this month, ended with a surprise for head coach Cheryll Hill, who was thanked for her 30 years of coaching the Mustang teams. “I was not expecting to be recognized,” Hill...